Section 5.3.1
5.3.1 - Age, Gender, and Citizenship Composition (Adults Interviewed
at A2H Emergency Food Providers)
Clients interviewed were asked
to provide information on age, gender, and U.S. citizenship for themselves and
for at most six members of their households. Table 5.3.1 shows the distribution
of each variable only among the population represented by clients interviewed at
program sites.
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Source
This table was constructed based on usable
responses to Questions 2, 3, and 5 of the client survey.
Notes
The percentages presented in this table are based
only on usable responses, excluding missing, don't know, and refusal responses.
All usable responses were weighted as described in Chapter 3 and in the
Technical Appendix volume to represent all emergency food clients of the A2H
network. The sample sizes (N) also include missing data.
For age, missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 1.3% for pantry clients, 0.9% for kitchen clients, 0.2% for shelter clients, and 1.2% for all clients.
For gender, missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 0.6% for pantry clients, 0.5% for kitchen clients, 0.2% for shelter clients, and 0.6% for all clients.
For citizenship, missing, don't know, and refusal responses combined are 0.7% for pantry clients, 0.8% for kitchen clients, 0.2% for shelter clients, and 0.7% for all clients.
Among the clients who come to program sites, 12.0% are ages 18 to 29; 47.1%
ages 30 to 49; 21.2% ages 50 to 64; and 19.7% ages 65 and older. In addition:
- Among the pantry clients who were represented at the interview sites (not including all members of their households), 11.6% are ages 18 to 29; 45.5% ages 30 to 49; 21.2% ages 50 to
- 64; and 21.8% ages 65 and older.
- 32.5% of pantry clients at program sites are male.
- 92.5% of pantry clients at program sites are U.S. citizens.
- Among the kitchen clients, 9.7% are ages 18 to 29, 53.8% ages 30 to 49, 22.6% ages 50 to 64, and 13.9% ages 65 and older.
- 62.8% of kitchen clients at program sites are male.
- 95.2% of kitchen clients at program sites are U.S. citizens.
- Among the shelter clients, 24.5% are ages 18 to 29, 54.7% ages 30 to 49, 18.3% ages 50 to 64, and 2.5% ages 65 and older.
- 69.3% of shelter clients at program sites are male.
- 98.0% of shelter clients at program sites are U.S. citizens.
